Was the Supreme Court's Decision on Arizona's Immigration Law Appropriate or Unjust?
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2012/06/25 20:00:00
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The Supreme Court has finally come to a decision concerning Arizona's controversial immigration laws, put into effect in 2010. They struck down most aspects of the law, chiefly those dealing with how illegal immigrants are punished. However, the Court upheld the most controversial part of law -- the part that requires officers to check immigration status at lawful stops under reasonable suspicion.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "The national government has significant power to regulate immigration. Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration while that process continues, but the state may not pursue policies that undermined federal law." Do you think the Supreme Court handled the case appropriately? Or did it use its power unfairly?
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "The national government has significant power to regulate immigration. Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration while that process continues, but the state may not pursue policies that undermined federal law." Do you think the Supreme Court handled the case appropriately? Or did it use its power unfairly?
Top Opinion
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Lord Emperor of Dune 2012/06/25 21:12:01Appropriate
+21It's appropriate that they check, but unjust that they aren't just dumped back out into the desert. Every dollar we spend mollycoddling illegals is a dollar that could be spent on an American in need. Why don't we treat illegals like they are illegal?
These people who claim to be anti-racist are really just anti-White.
Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-White.
For the record I think it was appropriate.This must be a republican website! hah
One part of the bill survived.but three were struck down. Of the three struck down the centerpiece of the bill that if you looked Hispanic they could ask for your papers was tossed. What was passed was that if you were caught in some illegal activity or suspicion of doing wrong that you could be asked for your papers, which leaves law enforcement in a precarious situation. The first case they make a mistake, there are a gang of lawyers waiting to challenge the rule which the Supreme court has said it would revisit if there was a violation of the judgement. So what you have is an idiot Arpaio who says he will still arrest these people and will create the first case which will ultimately bring down the law.
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court probably did the right thing and I applaud them for not letting politics drive their decision (I'm not talking about the briefs they wrote, but the actually outcome).
If we put politics and emotions aside, we really don't want states to be able to legislate around the Federal Government and we don't want 50 different laws for immigration. In that regard, they did the right thing.
The problem at Arizona tried to address is still a problem, however. The Federal Government is not enforcing it's own laws and states can't seem to do anything about it.
I'd do two things if I were the citizens and local government of Arizona:
1) The citizen should start a process of recalling their Senators and Representatives that AREN'T spending every waking moment getting congress to act on this. Congress holds the keys to Immigration and Congress can defund ICE and the Dept of Homeland Security until they "get back to work". Why are we funding/paying for people who's job it is to protect the border if they are not. Fire them. Also, hold congress (yes, John McCain) to the fire. He could be doing more than whining on Fox News.
2) If the Federal Government and ICE are looking the other way at illegal immigrants in Arizona, then the local government can ...
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court probably did the right thing and I applaud them for not letting politics drive their decision (I'm not talking about the briefs they wrote, but the actually outcome).
If we put politics and emotions aside, we really don't want states to be able to legislate around the Federal Government and we don't want 50 different laws for immigration. In that regard, they did the right thing.
The problem at Arizona tried to address is still a problem, however. The Federal Government is not enforcing it's own laws and states can't seem to do anything about it.
I'd do two things if I were the citizens and local government of Arizona:
1) The citizen should start a process of recalling their Senators and Representatives that AREN'T spending every waking moment getting congress to act on this. Congress holds the keys to Immigration and Congress can defund ICE and the Dept of Homeland Security until they "get back to work". Why are we funding/paying for people who's job it is to protect the border if they are not. Fire them. Also, hold congress (yes, John McCain) to the fire. He could be doing more than whining on Fox News.
2) If the Federal Government and ICE are looking the other way at illegal immigrants in Arizona, then the local government can look the other way when citizens start shooting them as they cross the border. Problem solved. I'd force Obama to send people to the border to DEFEND the Illegals.
We have limits on green cards for a reason, and not having enough is no reason to allow aliens to reside in the country. We have laws, and we have laws for a reason. They don't just apply to Hispanic illegal immigrants, they apply to all illegal immigrants. It just so happens that along the border, it is primarily Hispanic, so get off it, let us do what we need to in order to solve an issue that the government has failed to handle for decades. Don't get all high and mighty and think you're doing something for approving of illegal immigration. That just shows your own disdain for the law and allowance of unequal measures.
Fact is, illegal immigrants are a drain on the economy of this nation and are a threat to national security, whether you like it or not. We have to do something, but it's probably more along the lines of stopping the "Kill List", the intrusive TSA and an insane foreign policy that allows the president to offensive military measures without Congress approval.
Our highest court has in its arrogance overridden not only the state of Arizona but the will of the people they SWORE to uphold. It does not take a seer to recognize the collapse of our nation is rapidly approaching when its government is no longer Representative of its citizens, I wonder if this is how NERO felt as he began the last song on his fiddle.